noun
A place where dead bodies are kept, especially for identification or before burial/cremation. Common in news and crime contexts.
遺体は死体置き場に運ばれた。
The body was taken to the morgue.
A more formal or euphemistic term for a morgue, often used in hospital settings.
Compound of 死体 (shitai, 'dead body') + 置き場 (okiba, 'place to put something').